Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Connaught Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 140th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connaught Road (LU4 8ER) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 136.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (LU4 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near A505. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crosby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laporte Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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